Quit Exercising to Lose Weight!

Tired of exercising to lose weight? Bored with your routine? Not motivated to move and stay moving?

We all know that exercise can help us reach long-term goals like losing 10 pounds, or preventing heart disease, arthritis and osteoporosis. Yet sometimes that is not enough to get us off our duffs and stay active. That is why I titled this article “Quit Exercising To Lose Weight.” Okay, okay, I don’t really mean, quit exercising. Rather, instead of always focusing on exercise, focus on fun. And instead of focusing on some long term goal like losing 25 pounds, which in the beginning may seem difficult to achieve, we could shift our focus inward into the here and now of exercise or sport. Focusing inward can actually become a powerful enough tool to help you climb out of your Lazy Boy and turn the drudgery of ordinary exercise into a fun and satisfying experience. Of course the long-term goal is a good idea to keep in mind. Author of, "The Courage to Start," John Bingham, talks about his experience as a runner, yet I believe it relates to all styles of exercise:

“For running {exercise} to become a part of your life for the rest of your life then there has to be a way of finding a reward in the activity itself that is both immediate and sustained. Running has got to feel good right now. It must allow you to feel good in the afterglow of the effort. And it’s got to do that on a regular basis…It may do all sorts of things for your heart and lungs but in the end it’s got to be fun”.

One of my acupuncture patients suffers from chronic back pain and depression. She finds immediate reward in her activity. “After about ten minutes on my elliptical trainer, my body goes euphoric. I turn on the music really loud, and I just go.”

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Posted by: Juliette Aiyana, L.Ac.
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